Boys names: Arran or Dacre? Help please!

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We are trying to decide between calling our baby boy Arran (after the scottish island) or Dacre (pronounced Daker - after a cumbrian place name) what do you think?!
We like the sound of both names, have links to both places, have a second name ready and are confident all names go with our surname...BUT are they too unique or do you know lots of Arrans?!!! Also, I've heard that boys are more successful if they have 'harder' sounding names so is Arran too wishy-washy? We're really stuck and keep changing our minds! Will anyone be able to pronounce/spell Dacre?

Thank you!!!!

It's Aaron though surely?

It's whatever someone wants! I bet people don't go up to Siouxsie Sioux and say "Great music, but I think you'll find your name is spelled Suzy".

It looks like you can't spell though, if the op doesn't mind that then that's ok, personally I wouldn't want people thinking I was ignorant of the correct spelling!

If I saw Arran I wouldn't think that person couldn't spell. Names are a bit different to words IMO, there's less standardisation and less 'correct' anything. Besides, there'll always be people thinking negative things about you - everyone does it - it's just personal choice what you judge someone on I'm sure there's plenty of people out there who think terrible things about me, but I don't care because I don't know about it. And even if I did, so what? That's their opinion, not mine.

Sorry, am clearly having a bit of pregnancy rage this morning

I like Dacre, one of my great uncles was called Dacre

Dacre reminds me of the Daily Mail
or Dacron which IIRC is what non-feather sofas are stuffed with

oh lordy, the quest for unusual/unique names goes on

personally think that naming children after places is..... well, think Beckham and there's your answer.

Place names aside, one sounds like a daily childcare option and the other describes a thick knit chunky jumper.

Wouldn't use either.

Please not I am a fully paid up member of the Campaign for the Use of Proper First Names. Your child will have a unique personality in life it doesn't need a "kooky" name to identify it as unique.

I like Arran, it is no more 'silly' than Isla or Skye for a girl and I like names that are a bit different although my kids have quite ordinary names. I would not worry about the spelling of Arran/Aaron either, my DDs name is Jemma and of course everyone writes it with a G, it is no big deal really is it?????

Sorry but not keen on either. Afraid I am another one who dosent like very unusual or miss-spelt names.

Dacre is a village near me.

Dacre is also an estate agents

How about Foxton

Arran is OK.

Dacre is awful though. Sorry.

Arran. Dacre is nice, but people will have problems with spelling/pronouncing.

My brother went to school with a boy called Aaron and he pronounced it 'air-run'.

I realize this is an old thread - did you name your baby Arran? My 3 year old son is named Arran and it is a GREAT name!

By the way folks - Arran is NOT a misspelling - its the Scottish Island! Its been around a very long time....